Praise the Lord, the Spirit as God’s lifted-up countenance confirms us, promises us, guarantees us everything, and He gives us peace! The third aspect of the eternal blessing of the Triune God on His people as recorded in Num. 6 is related to the Spirit, for the Spirit lifts up His countenance upon us and […]
Christ is the Propitiation for our Sins, and we Died to Sins to Live to Righteousness
Christ bore up our sins in His body on the cross in order that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness, and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins. The very first item in the gospel is that Christ died for our sins. He didn’t leave us in sin and sins, but […]
learning to be those loved by God by doing the things which are on His heart
King Cyrus, though a Gentile king, was raised up by Jehovah, anointed by Jehovah, and loved by God (Isa. 48:14). God loves the people that do the things which are on His heart. Cyrus did what was pleasing to God, bringing pleasure to God, by releasing the people of Israel to go to their own […]